diff --git a/src/extension/debugger/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.ts b/src/extension/debugger/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.ts
index 52b83d3c..591a34e3 100644
--- a/src/extension/debugger/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.ts
+++ b/src/extension/debugger/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function buildFileWithArgsLaunchDebugConfiguration(
         request: 'launch',
         program: '${file}',
         console: 'integratedTerminal',
-        args: '${command:pickArgs}',
+        args: ['${command:pickArgs}'],
     };
     sendTelemetryEvent(EventName.DEBUGGER_CONFIGURATION_PROMPTS, undefined, {
         configurationType: DebugConfigurationType.launchFileWithArgs,
diff --git a/src/test/unittest/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.unit.test.ts b/src/test/unittest/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.unit.test.ts
index 30e0b590..c829a490 100644
--- a/src/test/unittest/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/unittest/configuration/providers/fileLaunchWithArgs.unit.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ suite('Debugging - Configuration Provider File with Arguments', () => {
             request: 'launch',
             program: '${file}',
             console: 'integratedTerminal',
-            args: '${command:pickArgs}',
+            args: ['${command:pickArgs}'],
         };
 
         expect(state.config).to.be.deep.equal(config);